2017 - Page 9

What would you do if you were given a second chance to turn back time and relive your past? Would you do what you did back then for fear of the butterfly effect? Or would you take a different course of action and let the future speak for itself? This series contains themes regarding child abuse, sexual violence and self-harm that may not be suitable for all readers. Viewer discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, please reach out for help at Crisis Text Line (http://crisistextline.org/)."

Once a rising martial arts master, Jagak Yang is known as the Ten Strike Finisher due to his ability to defeat any opponent within ten moves. Jagak is also the son of the leader of the Great Martial Alliance, an organization of virtuous martial arts sects. His future leadership over the martial arts world seems all but assured -- that is, until he is assassinated by jealous rivals! Jagak is reincarnated into the body of Cheonso Ma, the playboy second-in-command of the evil Shining Light Cult. Can Jagak remain true to his principles despite his new life on the dark side?

When there is no way out, the way is in. Doomed to die next month, our terminally ill protagonist Chan is too frail and defeated to try anything at all. No wonder he chooses to plunge himself into an RPG world he is only too familiar with. Why should this run be any different? Well, other than the fact that he will wake up inside the game and get struck with an existential epiphany that will make him fight tooth and nail to give Nox, his equally ill-fated RPG persona, a better chance? Maybe, it’s not over until it’s over.

From good looks, brains, hot body, wealth, and a gorgeous family. It seemed like Jumin’s life was god perfect. Until he realized that his world was merely a simulation controlled by… well, a teenage girl! With just a click of her mouse, Jumin loses everything and returns to high school! Will he break free from the program and reclaim what he lost?

Tabitha Moore has lived a miserable life of regret and being treated as "Trailer Trash Tabitha". But, after a mishap with an MRI, her mind is sent back to 1998 and into her 16 year old body. With her life now in front of her, maybe this is the chance to redo her life! But is it so easy to change what you already lived through?

When Azriel — the fearsome and unfeeling Angel of Death — allows a human soul to slip through his fingers, God casts him down to Earth to find it. Azriel plans to use Jo LeCourt, the sister of the woman whose soul he failed to reap, to guide him. But he’s not counting on the sharp-witted and relentless Jo, who knows why he's there and will stop at nothing to stop him. As the two circle each other, Azriel discovers, for the first time in eternity, someone who really challenges and interests him. And Jo discovers, for the first time in her life, someone as reliable and exacting as she is. Neither of them are expecting to find a love that will change them forever.

Since she ran away from the capital, Siomara has played it safe. Mainly she tries to ignore the Darkness that inhabits this world, which she is now capable of seeing, but more importantly, she makes sure that the Darkness ignores her as well. But when a mysterious neighbor moves in that could also be like her, Siomara must decide if she’ll risk getting closer to him, despite all the warnings of the danger that he comes with.

Seong-un Choi is the top-ranked player in the game “Lost World,” being the only player to have completed all its achievements. However, his triumph is short-lived as a mysterious message transports him to the real “Lost World,” transforming him from a mere gamer to a contender for godhood. Amidst others vying for divinity, will Seong-un be able to achieve true godhood and reign supreme in this new realm?

With a dead sister and 25 years to go on her soulmate timer, Anya decides to cryogenically sleep away her problems. Too bad she wakes up to an apocalypse full of them. Now stuck in a burnt out landscape full of killers, Anya must decide which she wants to keep: her heart or her head.

The Song family's true biological daughter appears, shaking Juha's world. Seeking an escape from an unwelcoming home, Juha embarks on a series of blind dates until she meets Sahyeon, who boldly suggests setting a wedding date within minutes of their first date. Just as Juha starts to develop feelings for him, her cunning younger sister—who has already taken everything else from her—declares her intention to marry him instead.

Every rose has its thorn – even one so fair and bright as Karen Shanaire, a star ballerina in the Empire of Gloretta. Karen, who is secretly a spy for the enemy state of Qustia, must extract valuable intelligence from her latest target, Glorettan war hero and key arms manufacturer Duke Arcturus Kloen. Arcturus begins a relationship of convenience with Karen to ward off scandal, unaware that her intentions are anything but benign. Thus begins the deadliest dance of all: a ballet of love, death, and war.

Elaine desperately tries to hide the unearthly feathers that riddle her skin, all for the sake of love. But her curse leaves her rejected and trapped behind a wall deep within the forbidden forest. With no way home, her only option is to rely on a Prince determined to reclaim his throne, and his missing eyes.